To be clear, I don’t think re-posted jobs are fake (although that was truly the perspective of one person I interviewed). Having been in the hiring manager chair enough times and overseeing several failed searches, it’s usually a) requirements are too specific, b) salary offered is too low, or c) the new hire didn’t work out—rare, but it happens. What I don’t know is whether EA jobs are re-posted more frequently than jobs in the rest of the universe. My guess is that it’s a universal problem but it would be interesting to find out for sure, and if that points to a more systemic problem (EA orgs consistently offering below-market salaries, for example).
To be clear, I don’t think re-posted jobs are fake (although that was truly the perspective of one person I interviewed). Having been in the hiring manager chair enough times and overseeing several failed searches, it’s usually a) requirements are too specific, b) salary offered is too low, or c) the new hire didn’t work out—rare, but it happens. What I don’t know is whether EA jobs are re-posted more frequently than jobs in the rest of the universe. My guess is that it’s a universal problem but it would be interesting to find out for sure, and if that points to a more systemic problem (EA orgs consistently offering below-market salaries, for example).